Reported Tuberculosis In The United States (2006)
Author: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Date Published: 2006
This publication, Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2006, presents summary data for TB cases reported to DTBE verified and counted in 2006. It is similar to previous publications and contains six major sections. The first sections present trends in overall TB case counts and case rates by selected demographic and clinical characteristics. The second section presents overall case counts and case rates for the United States by selected demographic characteristics for 2006. In the third section, TB case counts and case rates are presented by state and other jurisdictions with tables of selected demographic and clinical characteristics. In the fourth section, data collected as part of the expanded system are presented by reporting area. This working group was charged with the development of a national surveillance system with the following objectives to assist public health officials, policy makers, and healthcare providers in prevention of adverse events and to serve as the basic of periodic evaluation of guidelines and revision of these guidelines as needed.
Date Published: 2006
This publication, Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2006, presents summary data for TB cases reported to DTBE verified and counted in 2006. It is similar to previous publications and contains six major sections. The first sections present trends in overall TB case counts and case rates by selected demographic and clinical characteristics. The second section presents overall case counts and case rates for the United States by selected demographic characteristics for 2006. In the third section, TB case counts and case rates are presented by state and other jurisdictions with tables of selected demographic and clinical characteristics. In the fourth section, data collected as part of the expanded system are presented by reporting area. This working group was charged with the development of a national surveillance system with the following objectives to assist public health officials, policy makers, and healthcare providers in prevention of adverse events and to serve as the basic of periodic evaluation of guidelines and revision of these guidelines as needed.
